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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with respect to which quantity?
AThe mass of the object
BThe elapsed time
CThe net displacement
DThe distance covered
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The elapsed time
Galileo found that velocity change per unit time is constant in free fall, so acceleration is dv/dt.
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